How to free transmission from engine - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

mhiscott · 08-08-2014, 06:06 PM

So I'm currently under my frs trying everything I can to get this damn gear box out. All hardware is out but I'm thinking the two steel dowel pins are holding the bastard together. Anyone have any tips?

Reaper · 08-08-2014, 06:16 PM

Probably not level. The engine mounts are super soft so I had to use two jacks to get the angle right the first time.

mhiscott · 08-08-2014, 08:13 PM

Got it!

stugray · 08-08-2014, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by mhiscott

Got it!

I was going to say - press the clutch.
It should push it off, but you probably already unhooked the slave cylinder.

humfrz · 08-08-2014, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Reaper

Probably not level. The engine mounts are super soft so I had to use two jacks to get the angle right the first time.

Then "rap" it hard with a large piece of wood ..... maybe it's just "stuck".....

humfrz

Turdinator · 08-08-2014, 09:50 PM

I haven't done it on my 86 yet but on some other cars I've worked on there was been slots you can get a large flat blade screw driver in to lever it apart. Is there a thread in the DIY section on this?

mhiscott · 08-08-2014, 11:42 PM

There is a diy but it doesn't mention the pain of separating the two. I ended up using map gas to heat the dowel area, then route a pry bar in from the wheel well to press apart the two right next to the dowel areas. If you do it down there you avoid marring up the aluminum where it's visible from the engine bay. Worth the extra effort as compared to prying from up top I think! Just whack the pry bar a few times with a heavy hammer and it'll come apart.

DAN_BRZ · 08-18-2014, 03:18 PM

for me taking it apart was the easy part, its the reinstall that was a son of a b****

stugray · 08-18-2014, 09:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mhiscott

There is a diy but it doesn't mention the pain of separating the two. I ended up using map gas to heat the dowel area, then route a pry bar in from the wheel well to press apart the two right next to the dowel areas. If you do it down there you avoid marring up the aluminum where it's visible from the engine bay. Worth the extra effort as compared to prying from up top I think! Just whack the pry bar a few times with a heavy hammer and it'll come apart.

Did you try pressing the clutch?

VacantSky · 08-20-2014, 12:05 AM

lol reminds me of pulling my old EJ series motor in my saabaru for sti swap. I fought that sonofabitch for a couple hours... ended up getting a small flat headed screwdriver and lightliy hammering it in between the block and the bell housing, then stepping up in sizes until I could get a large crowbar on it.

I pulled the 86's trans a few months ago too, and it came apart like a whores legs

litemup · 08-20-2014, 12:27 AM

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Originally Posted by VacantSky

came apart like a whores legs

Gladly admitting you've expanded my vocabulary

08-08-2014, 06:06 PM	#1
mhiscott Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Drives: 2013 FRS Location: NL, Canada Posts: 190 Thanks: 37 Thanked 39 Times in 29 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	How to free transmission from engine So I'm currently under my frs trying everything I can to get this damn gear box out. All hardware is out but I'm thinking the two steel dowel pins are holding the bastard together. Anyone have any tips?

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VacantSky The Angry Brit Join Date: May 2013 Drives: 1991 E30 318iS Location: NM Posts: 424 Thanks: 148 Thanked 361 Times in 155 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	lol reminds me of pulling my old EJ series motor in my saabaru for sti swap. I fought that sonofabitch for a couple hours... ended up getting a small flat headed screwdriver and lightliy hammering it in between the block and the bell housing, then stepping up in sizes until I could get a large crowbar on it. I pulled the 86's trans a few months ago too, and it came apart like a whores legs Last edited by VacantSky; 08-20-2014 at 12:29 AM.

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mhiscott Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Drives: 2013 FRS Location: NL, Canada Posts: 190 Thanks: 37 Thanked 39 Times in 29 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Got it!

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mhiscott Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Drives: 2013 FRS Location: NL, Canada Posts: 190 Thanks: 37 Thanked 39 Times in 29 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	There is a diy but it doesn't mention the pain of separating the two. I ended up using map gas to heat the dowel area, then route a pry bar in from the wheel well to press apart the two right next to the dowel areas. If you do it down there you avoid marring up the aluminum where it's visible from the engine bay. Worth the extra effort as compared to prying from up top I think! Just whack the pry bar a few times with a heavy hammer and it'll come apart.

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DAN_BRZ Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: 2013 WRB BRZ Sport Tech Location: Mississauga Posts: 413 Thanks: 311 Thanked 122 Times in 73 Posts Mentioned: 7 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	for me taking it apart was the easy part, its the reinstall that was a son of a b****

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